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Get Happy

by Mary Amato

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"On her birthday, Minerva, a seventeen-year-old singer/songwriter, hears from the father she has never known and her placid life is turned upside down"--
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No me había dado cuenta que el libro se publicaba en Octubre :D

La reseña esperará un poquito pero me ha gustado, si buscas una historia profunda, este no es tu libro, si buscas una historia que te haga sonreír, sí. Tiene algunas cosas que no me convencieron pero eso ya en mi reseña más "profunda"



Reseña "profunda" también en: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

(La sinopsis te spoilea .___.)

Get Happy o “Minerva quiere un ukelele” es un libro que disfruté pero al final no me enseñó nada. ¿Qué quiero decir? Por lo general un libro, por más superficial o light que sea, en algún momento tiene un mensaje, casi siempre es el “Quiere a tu familia y madura” y sus variantes, estoy segura que lo has notado. En Get Happy no pasa.

El libro empezó bastante forzado, no encontraba ningún tipo de química entre los personajes, son tan efusivos en algunos momentos que simplemente, yo que soy antisocial y completamente seca, pensé durante un minuto aproximadamente en dejar el libro y empezar otro. Pero como bien sabes, soy sádica, estaba disfrutando anticipadamente de como destruiría este libro, solo que curiosamente mientras más avanzaba la lectura, me descubría más sonriendo con los personajes, me emocionaba más con cada comienzo de capítulo.

No voy a negar que el libro tiene varias fallas: la protagonista nunca aprendió nada, el pequeño giro que le da a la historia queda completamente en el olvido luego de una par de capítulos y sobre todo, lo positivos que son algunos personajes, nadie es tan positivo, es muy molesto. Ese tipo de gente taaan positiva y alegre creo que merece un puñetazo de vez en cuando ¿No les parece? Una buena idea, creo yo.

Me gustan los personajes como Minerva, por lo general en los libros tenemos protagonistas femeninos perfectitas o muy zorras. Lo escritores son un poco exagerados, y nosotros como público lo apoyamos algunas veces. Con esto quiero decir que Minerva me recordó a mí, así bien egoísta y malvada *inserta risa malvada*. Los libros a veces tienden a idealizar a la adolescente, siempre en su casa y haciendo tarea, nunca le desea mal a nadie y si lo hace, se siente culpable inmediatamente y va y hace penitencia en la iglesia (cuando el escritor nos quiere dar una protagonista buena), Minerva tiene ese lado malvado, ese momento de furia y envidia ciega que nos lleva hacer cosas tontas e infantiles. ¿Eso qué hace Minerva? Soy culpable, lo hice en el colegio. Tenía malas influencias en ese momento, kittens u.u

Lo más resaltante y algo que me encantó completamente del libro es la “lista de Hayes”. ¿Sobre la gente positiva? Este es el culpable, varias veces me dio ganas de patearlo por su adorabilidad. No les contaré más sobre esto para que no pierdan las ganas de reventarlo cuando lo lean.

Te gustará si lo que buscas es una historia que relaje tu mente, reírte un rato y renegar un poco por las fallas del libro. ( )
  Ella_Zegarra | Jan 18, 2022 |
Get Happy is a quick read, interspersed with song lyrics/poems that are written by Minerva during some of her down times, or times of great contentment. While not a stand out novel for me, it was a good exploration of removing oneself from the mire of complacency. Minerva realizes that the adults around her aren't perfect, and she must figure out who she will be when she strikes out on her own. The journey can be painful, but bright spots along the way can ease the hurt, on the way to maturity. ( )
  readingbeader | Oct 29, 2020 |
Main character was irritating. ( )
  mtlkch | Jun 21, 2016 |
Sixteen-year-old Min wants a ukulele for her birthday, but she gets a sweater instead. She also gets a mysterious package from the father she doesn't remember, who left when she was two. This sets in motion a chain of events that leads to her learning more about her father, and in the meantime, she also gets a job, meets an intriguing boy, writes some songs, and engages in a bit of cyberbullying. Eventually, she confronts her father and her mother about what really happened when she was a toddler.

You know how, sometimes, you start out disliking a character, but grow to like them over the course of the story? The reverse happened to me with this book. I liked angsty song-writing Min with her wacky best friend and disastrous beauty product experiments, but I did not like deceptive cyberbullying Min spewing vitriol over everyone in her path. I guess my main problem here is that I don't think the resolution of the book was satisfactory. Yes, Min improves slightly after her meltdown at the book's climax, but the reader never gets to see her work through the issues with her parents -- nor does she seem remorseful for how she has treated other people in her life. Maybe I am too far from being a teenager to really appreciate this book, but it left a sour taste in my mouth.

However, I did read it all in one evening, so it was compelling and well-written enough to keep me reading. I think that, if the author had given us a bit more resolution, a little bit more dialogue, I would have been a lot happier with it. ( )
  foggidawn | May 7, 2016 |
Sixteen-year-old Minerva lives with her mom since her deadbeat father abandoned them when she was just 2 years old. Over the years, she’s written songs and imagined actually playing a ukulele to hash out her feelings. When she receives a seahorse necklace from her absent father, confusion, hope and anger mingle within her. After deciding to check him out online, she discovers he is now living in the area but has a new wife and stepdaughter. Read the rest of my review on my blog: http://shouldireaditornot.wordpress.com/2014/05/16/get-happy-mary-amato/ ( )
  ShouldIReadIt | Sep 26, 2014 |
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